Subway to sue NYC for calling underground transportation system "Subway".

[elehhhhna]

Also, one may not use the term "five dollars" in part or in whole without paying the appropriate royalties.

And don't even THINK about naming a child "Jared", either, ya intellectual property thieving democrat party communisociallistas.

[babylonsister]

1. LOL! They probably would if they could. nt

[Angry Dragon]

2. Will Bart Simpson also sue "Bart" in LA??

[Juneboarder]

11. LOL... BART is in the SF Bay Area

not LA... :)

[Angry Dragon]

12. I live in the midwest

so please forgive my confusion. Have never been to SF

[Juneboarder]

13. No, no...

Sorry I didn't mean to come of rudely. I'm just reading my morning posts here and thought it was silly...

Sorry again, and hope you have a great day/weekend! :)

[Angry Dragon]

18. I did not feel you were rude

I felt you were just correcting me and that was fine. Always good to have the correct information.

You also have a nice day/weekend :hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

16. LA, San Francisco, same thing.

:P

[Turbineguy]

3. Heddy Lamarr

That's Hedly!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm1Jyusyoqk&feature=related

It's 1874, you'll be able to sue her!

[Altoid_Cyclist]

4. This wasn't quite the same thing, but it does tie in with the theme.

Personally, I've been boycotting Sheetz stores for two years for various personal reasons. I only stop to use their bathrooms when I'm out on my bike. This case involved Subway attempting to stop Sheetz promotions for $4.00 footlongs.



ALTOONA, Pa. -- Virginia federal judge last week denied Subway's request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop Sheetz Inc. from promoting its $4 footlong campaign, reported The Altoona Mirror. Subway officials had sent a letter to Sheetz requesting that the retailer cease and desist its campaign, alleging that the advertising was in violation of the Subway trademark and copyright laws and the Sheetz campaign was confusing to Subway customers.

Subway currently is running a $5 footlong campaign. Sheetz contended that the campaign was not in violation of any trademark or copyright of Subway, but rather, it highlighted footlongs that Sheetz offers at a lower price than Subway and has since December 2006, Sheetz spokesperson Monica Jones told the newspaper.

Rest of article: http://www.cspnet.com/ME2/Audiences/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=8F3A7027421841978F18BE895F87F791&tier=4&id=DB2BFEB12CF94C5F80891029ADDC0FD5&AudID=8D2273B133A14EB6903E0EECCBC32777

[louis-t]

5. Hmmm, maybe A&W can sue both of them for calling their

subs "footlongs", when everyone knows a "footlong" is a giant hot dog.

[elehhhhna]

10. LOL hey! Dr Scholls could totally pwn them ALL.

Were domed!!!

[louis-t]

6. Hmmm, maybe A&W can sue both of them for calling their

subs "footlongs", when everyone knows a "footlong" is a giant hot dog.

[Jkid]

7. The MTA has called it's underground railway a subway for decades years.

...now they want to sue just for the name? Pathetic.

[tridim]

15. And NY'ers call it "the train"

[drm604]

8. Context?

This appears to be sarcasm about some current event. Is someone suing the Democratic Party over intellectual property rights?

[babylonsister]

9. Here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8334041

[Canuckistanian]

14. And John Edward Montagu is to cease calling himself "Earl of Sandwich"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Montagu,_11th_Earl_of_Sandwich

[Liberal In Texas]

17. Good one!

:rofl:

[HopeHoops]

19. Why the FUCK would you name a child "Jared" in the first place - I mean, even a girl?

:shrug:

[elehhhhna]

20. Perhaps it's an abbreviated form of Jarhead. Popular w/ the miliitary, maybe?

[HopeHoops]

21. OUCH! Not fair. Not fair.

Besides, fat OR skinny, that dumbfuck they use in the Subway ads wouldn't last 10 minutes in boot camp.

[Liberal_in_LA]

22. lol +20